OREANDA-NEWS. April 08, 2011. The Federal Antimonopoly Service included “Megapolis” Trading Company” CJSC in the Register of economic entities controlling over 35% share on a particular market or having dominant position on a particular market, if federal laws establish cases for recognising dominant position of economic entities for such markets, reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.

The company is the exclusive distributor for “JTI”, “Philip Morris”, “Imperial Tobacco” and controls over 50% of the wholesale cigarette market within the boundaries of the Russian Federation.

Grounds for including in the Register: findings of market analysis and estimate of the state of competition on the wholesale cigarette market in the Russian Federation.

FAS Russia forwarded a copy of its Order on including “Megapolis” Trading Company” CJSC in the Register to the company.